{{Short description|Species of fish}} {{Speciesbox | image = Cryptocentrus cinctus.JPG | status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1 | status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 20 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=Larson, H. |author2=Hoese, D. |author3=Murdy, E. |author4=Pezold, F. |author5=Cole, K. |author6=Shibukawa, K. |date=2021 |title=''Cryptocentrus cinctus'' |volume=2021 |article-number=e.T192995A2182274 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T192995A2182274.en |access-date=20 November 2021}}</ref> | taxon = Cryptocentrus cinctus | authority = (Herre, 1936) | synonyms = * ''Smilogobius cinctus'' <small>Herre, 1936</small> }}
The '''yellow prawn-goby''' (''Cryptocentrus cinctus'') is a species of goby native to the Western Pacific, where it can be found at depths of from {{convert|1|to|25|m|ft}} in coastal bays and lagoons. This species is symbiotic with alpheid shrimps. They share burrows with these shrimp.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Nam |first1=Sang-Eun |last2=Rhee |first2=Jae-Sung |date=2020-04-02 |title=Complete mitochondrial genome of the yellow prawn-goby, Cryptocentrus cinctus (Perciformes, Gobiidae) |journal=Mitochondrial DNA Part B |language=en |volume=5 |issue=2 |pages=1993–1995 |doi=10.1080/23802359.2020.1757525 |issn=2380-2359|doi-access=free }}</ref> The species can reach a length of {{convert|10|cm|in}} SL.<ref>{{FishBase | genus = Cryptocentrus | species = cinctus| month = June| year = 2013}}</ref> These fish vary greatly in appearance, ranging from brilliant yellow to gray and even brown forms or combinations of each coloring.<ref>Tristan Lougher (2006). What Fish?: A Buyer's Guide to Marine Fish. Interpet Publishing. {{ISBN|978-1-84286-118-9}}</ref> This species is often kept in salt water aquariums. The yellow prawn-goby can be kept in aquariums as small as 20 gallons (75 L). In the marine hobby they are often partnered with tiger pistol shrimp.<ref>"Tank-Bred Watchman Gobies: Essential Fish for Every Reef Aquarium", J Fung - Tropical Fish Hobbyist. 51 (5), 2003 - proaquatix.com</ref>
==References== {{Commons category|Cryptocentrus cinctus}} {{Wikispecies|Cryptocentrus cinctus}} {{Reflist}}
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